linux-kernel - Re: From 2.4 to 2.6 to 2.7?

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID:  <loom.20080715T151953-255@post.gmane.org>
Date:	Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:27:56 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Parag Warudkar <parag.warudkar@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject:  Re: From 2.4 to 2.6 to 2.7?

Andi Kleen <andi <at> firstfloor.org> writes:

> Or you could just do it like emacs or Solaris and simply use a single number.

No - because then those handful of Solaris supporters will get one more 'proof'
in support of their claims of Linux copying Solaris - first SystemTap copying
DTrace and now version numbers. See how we stand a risk of ending up convinced
we do not innovate?

On the other hand with Emacs style numbering - I am afraid Linus will be
severely tempted not to make a release in years or worse yet we would have a
rename on our hands - GNU/Emacs/Linux

So NAK on this one :) !

Parag

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/